From CQ Politics/Spy Talk:A retired senior CIA operations officer who quit last summer after 20 years tracking terrorists says the rank-and-file reaction to President-elect Obama's choice of Leon E.Panetta to run the spy agency has been "overwhelmingly negative."
Charles "Sam" Faddis, who led a CIA team into northern Iraq before the 2003 invasion, says he had "already heard from a large number of rank and file within CIA on this choice, and the reaction has been overwhelmingly negative."
Faddis added:
"These are people who are sweating blood everyday to make things happen and living for the day that somebody is going to come in, institute real reform and turn the CIA into the vital, effective organization it should be. To them this choice just says that no such changes are impending and that all they can look forward to is business as usual."
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More News/Opinions On The Choice Of A New CIA Director
New CIA Boss Signals End of Waterboarding and Rendition -- Daily Telegraph
A Spy Chief with Little Intelligence Experience -- Christian Science Monitor
Critics Round on Obama Choice of CIA Chief -- The Times
Is Panetta Qualified? -- Los Angeles Times editorial
A Surprise Pick for CIA -- Washington Post opinion
Panetta a Surprising, Good Pick for CIA -- Washington Post opinion
Obama Opts to Politicize Intelligence -- New York Post opinion
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